Étienne Brûlé gibier de potence
Étienne Brûlé gibier de potence | |
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Directed by | Melburn E. Turner |
Written by | Jeanette Downing |
Based on | Étienne Brûlé by J. Herbert Cranston |
Produced by | Melburn E. Turner |
Starring | Paul Dupuis Jacques Auger |
Edited by | Melburn E. Turner |
Production company | Carillon Pictures[1] |
Distributed by | France Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Budget | $100,000 |
Étienne Brûlé gibier de potence (transl. The Immortal Scoundrel) is a 1952 Canadian film directed by Melburn E. Turner.
Plot[edit]
Étienne Brûlé arrives in New France with Samuel de Champlain in 1608. becomes involved with the Huron and receives military aid from them.
Production[edit]
The film was shot in Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard from 23 July to 28 September 1951, on a budget of $100,000 (equivalent to $1,138,406 in 2023).[1] It was the first colour feature film made in Canada. It was shot on 16 mm Kodachrome and then transferred to 35 mm colour film.[2]
Release[edit]
France Film distributed the film in Quebec and it premiered on 19 September 1952.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Turner 1987, p. 34.
- ^ Pallister 1995, p. 66.
Works cited[edit]
- Pallister, Janis (1995). The Cinema of Quebec: Masters in Their Own House. Associated University Presses. ISBN 0838635628.
- Turner, D. John, ed. (1987). Canadian Feature Film Index: 1913-1985. Canadian Film Institute. ISBN 0660533642.